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The Muztagh

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People who read Books about old explorations in the Western Himalayas and Karakoram and the Hindu Kush come across a term quite often “Muztagh”. The first time I read this name, and though I was unaware of the meaning I knew it was a strong word. For a long time Muztagh was the name given to the almost impenetrable wall of Mountains which separate Kashmir from Central Asia. An of course with everything in Central Asia the word has Turkic origins.

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tags: karakorams, muztagh, mustagh, himalayas
categories: Himalayan Geography, Himalayan History
Friday 01.18.19
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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